What is SASE in Cybersecurity? Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is the next step in cybersecurity. It is a rapidly emerging practice that seeks to unify disparate security practices into a cohesive cloud delivered model. What do we mean by that? Today, most enterprises have a variety of deployment models for their applications, data and […]
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In my last post I outlined a 5-layer conceptual architecture for your Customer Data Platform (CDP). I reiterated that a CDP program should be viewed as a way to achieve closed-loop analytics for your enterprise, not just a centralized data store. In this blog, I’ll outline the core foundation of all Customer Data Platforms – a
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A Customer Data Platform (CDP) for retail helps retailers build a 360 degree view of their customers. This is important to improve customer experience and enhance commerce activity. In this blog, I wanted to highlight the difference between a CDP and a data lake, and then outline some key use cases in retail that you
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Every large enterprise faces tremendous challenges with management of data, maintaining compliance, and identifying the sources of truth for better business performance. Often, it is not feasible to store and manage everything centrally as the application portfolio evolves constantly and business moves at different speeds across the enterprise. Entropy is real and a very good
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In this blog I’ll describe a solution to an urgent priority affecting enterprises today. That question is “How to implement a closed loop analytics framework that can be scaled as the number of use cases and data sources increase?”. This is not an easy problem to solve because by its very nature, any technology implementation
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Enterprise Cognitive Computing (ECC) is about using AI to enhance operations through better decision making and interaction. In fact, this is how the impact of AI is maximized by directly influencing operational efficiency and customer experience. Implementations of enterprise cognitive computing are a natural combination of digital, data, and enterprise integration. That’s simply because the
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In this second blog in a 3-part blog series on Frugal Innovation the focus is on the principles that guide frugal innovators across the globe. Think of innovation and invariably Apple comes to mind. Its products are the embodiment of Silicon Valley innovation. Innovation at companies like Apple typically involves technology (often for the sake
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I recently wrote a Forbes article on leveraging the power of AI for your business. In this article, I highlighted two specific items from a broader framework to accelerate the generation of value. The first is the application of design thinking to analytics and AI initiatives. I explained using a realistic use case why it is vital to
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As AI and analytics becomes table stakes for businesses, there is a need to manage and utilize many different sources of data. These data sources can be of many different kinds – structured, semi-structured and unstructured. As I outlined in my blog earlier this year, one of the top challenges faced by data scientists is getting timely, high-quality
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The dynamic data engineering technology space of today is propelled ahead by the decisive shift from on-premise databases and BI tools to modern and advanced cloud-based data platforms built on lakehouse architecture. Today’s challenging data environment stipulates, reliance on multiple technologies to keep up with scale, speed and use cases. The cloud data technology market
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